Retail investors are JUSUNG ENGINEERING Co.,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:036930) biggest owners and were hit after market cap dropped ₩180b

Key Insights

• JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• 51% of the business is held by the top 8 shareholders
• 35% of JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd is held by insiders

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Every investor in JUSUNG ENGINEERING Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:036930) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that retail investors own the lion's share in the company with 40% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

While insiders who own 35% came under pressure after market cap dropped to ₩1.4t last week,retail investors took the most losses.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd?

Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd is not owned by hedge funds. With a 31% stake, CEO Chul-Joo Hwang is the largest shareholder. With 4.1% and 4.0% of the shares outstanding respectively, National Pension Service and Gyuok Choi are the second and third largest shareholders.

We also observed that the top 8 shareholders account for more than half of the share register, with a few smaller shareholders to balance the interests of the larger ones to a certain extent.

While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in JUSUNG ENGINEERING Co.,Ltd.. It has a market capitalization of just ₩1.4t, and insiders have ₩495b worth of shares in their own names. That's quite significant. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish to access this free chart showing recent trading by insiders.

General Public Ownership

With a 40% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 6.3%, of the JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd stock. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too.

I always like to check for a history of revenue growth. You can too, by accessing this free chart of historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.

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